Financial Planning Intern: Build Your Practice & Get Licensed

Northwestern Mutual; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 500 - 1,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based earnings and revenue

Learning and Development Incentives (≤

Productivity Bonuses

Licensing support (life, health, DI, L

Job summary

Northwestern Mutual College Financial Representatives internship provides guidance, connection, and a framework for building an integrated financial planning practice from the ground up.

Our college financial representatives, who come from varying academic backgrounds and experiences, begin to build a financial planning practice while engaging local and nationwide experts, exclusive financial products, and the support of a Fortune 500 company.

Qualifications

• Full-time student; juniors and seniors preferred.
• Entrepreneurial ambitions and curiosity for sales.
• Highly involved on campus (leader, athlete, campus orgs, student government, etc)
• Excellent time-management skills
• Interest in financial literacy and planning tools
• Business savvy and desire to increase critical thinking abilities

Responsibilities

• Learn how to prospect and network to build your business and client base
• Develop and execute on a business strategy
• Call on potential clients and set meetings to understand their financial goals
• Prepare plans and offer useful recommendations
• Gain exposure to proprietary planning software platforms
• Engage in weekly coaching, training, and development meetings
• Receive Risk Product State Licensing: Life, Accident, and Health
• Build life skills that create future career opportunities

Skills

Entrepreneurial ambitions

Excellent time-management skills

Interest in financial literacy

Business savvy

Willingness to network

Education

Full-time student

Job description

Northwestern Mutual College Financial Representatives internship provides guidance, connection, and a framework for building an integrated financial planning practice from the ground up.

Our college financial representatives, who come from varying academic backgrounds and experiences, begin to build a financial planning practice while engaging local and nationwide experts, exclusive financial products, and the support of a Fortune 500 company.